Kobe vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kobe	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1106	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$474	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1672	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	81	82
🏙️ Population	1.52M	726K

The cost of living in Kobe is 8% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4945th and 5415th ($1106 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 340th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 22nd vs 11th best cities to live in Japan, and 708th vs 593rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sagamihara

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	Kobe	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.42	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$556	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4415	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2758	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.06	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10723	$10783

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1033
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1152
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1036
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1043
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1030
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1237
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1019
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1061
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1115
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1277
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1062
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1063
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1058
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1133
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1053
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1086
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1157
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076